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zepp_rules
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02/20/2003 5:06 am
i've noticed a few people who mentioned they get bored listening to malmsteen. i was was wondewring what you guys think of jason becker. personally i think he is more talented (definately more modest) and is probably the best in his genre. his compostions are very complex and his knowledge of music and the stuff he composed after his ALS diagnosis is just amazing.


oh and some news, he regained muscle control in a couple fingers, which is a huge miracle.
To improve technique and of course trying to keep all as clean as possible. I know my own limits and speed limits and so on I never play anything I'm not capable of. That wouldn't make any sense. After three years of playing I tried to play everything as fast as possible and that sounded, I would say, like shit, and I didn't realize that if I'd play bit slower things than I was capable of playing then everything would sound much better.

--Aleksi Laiho - Advice to Play By